The sounds of the grotto are familiar to those who live in Allerton. Each day, visitors splash water on themselves and drink from it. (07/20/2015) THE BRONX - For believers in the Bronx and around the world, the grotto at St. Lucy's Church offers help to those who seek it in a unique way. It is a replica of the sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France and has attracted international attention. For nearly 80 years since the grotto was dedicated to the church in 1939, people from all walks of life have been visiting the shrine and praying for a miracle.

Source: NY Daily News April 28, 2002 Two years ago, a car accident left Evelyn Alicea unable to walk without crutches. But when she visited Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in the Bronx a year later and drank the water flowing beneath a statue of the Virgin Mary, something happened. ?I left my crutches, and I left out of here walking,? said Alicea, 41, who comes to the grotto every Sunday to drink the water. ?It?s a miracle place. When you have faith, everything comes true. Read More..

Source: New York Times May 27, 1992 Delia Ramos insists that seven glasses of Bronx water cured her sister Urbina of a stomach ailment that had defied treatment and baffled doctors for years. As any New Yorker knows, the city?s water is good, but this water is even better. It flows over the rocks of the Lourdes of America, a religious shrine at Saint Lucy?s Roman Catholic Church in Williamsbridge. Read More..